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How to stop procurement teams from strangling the creative process
- 6 Aug 2017
Spy Studio founder and creative director Simon Clark advises on how consultancies and in-house procurement teams can work better together.
Women Talk Real Estate branding looks to raise profile of women in the property industry
- 30 Jul 2017
Baxter and Bailey has designed the visual identity for the non-profit organisation, which matches female speakers with event organisers.
Design industry still 90% white and 60% male, Government figures reveal
- 30 Jul 2017
The latest statistics from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport reveal that employment in the sector is booming but only 10% of employees are from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Moves & Changes – industry news - August
- 27 Jul 2017
A round-up of moves, changes and appointments in the design world.
5 design things to look out for in August 2017
- 27 Jul 2017
This coming month, you can explore 50 great illustrations from around the world, delve into the history of post delivery and dress up as a comic book character.
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New V&A exhibition to tell “hidden design stories” of ocean liners
- 26 Jul 2017
Designed by Casson Mann, the exhibition will showcase ship interior designs and related fashion and lifestyle artefacts such as paintings and posters.
Online shop Depop rebrands to take on “f*ck it” attitude
- 26 Jul 2017
DesignStudio has created a new “bold, brash” look for the online buying and selling platform, which looks to represent the “confidence” of the community using it.
“Don’t presume clients know how this design lark is done”: designers’ most challenging clients
- 25 Jul 2017
Last week, London Design Festival’s organisers revealed the details of a new exhibition exploring the art of the designer-client relationship. We ask designers about their most difficult experiences with clients, and how they overcame them.
Camille Walala: “Playfulness is as important for adults as it is for kids”
- 25 Jul 2017
French graphic artist Camille Walala is known for brightening up public spaces with her patterns. We visit her latest installation at London’s Now Gallery; an interactive, disorientating maze that encourages visitors to explore colour and pattern.
V&A appoints Christopher Turner to key curatorial role
- 25 Jul 2017
Turner, who is deputy director at London Design Festival and director at London Design Biennale, will take up the position of keeper of design, architecture and digital at the museum.
UCAS reveals 14,000 fewer university students taking art and design in 2017
- 19 Jul 2017
Latest figures from UCAS show a 5% drop in university students applying for art and design subjects compared to this time last year, which an art school principal has put down to the “Government’s devaluing of creative education”.
Moves & Changes – July industry news
- 11 Jul 2017
A round-up of moves, changes and appointments in the design world.
Business advice: how to impress when presenting work to clients
- 9 Jul 2017
Communications coach John Scarrott runs through the traps that creative directors and account managers should avoid when leading presentations, and how they can make a positive impression on their audience.
5 design things to look out for in July 2017
- 29 Jun 2017
This month, you can read a new book on design and emotional wellbeing, attend a conference on issues in the creative industries such as Brexit and education, and visit the V&A’s new Exhibition Road Quarter.
“Don’t get distracted by exciting, new clients”: designers’ advice on starting a business
- 28 Jun 2017
This month, we wrote about a new book that looks to teach designers about starting off as business-owners. Now, we ask studio founders to offer their wisdom to other budding entrepreneurs.
DesignStudio rebrands payment platform WorldFirst with logo-free design
- 27 Jun 2017
The London-based consultancy has created a new corporate identity based around the idea of messenger apps’ ellipses devices.
Breathing Colour: The Design Museum’s latest show on the work of Hella Jongerius
- 27 Jun 2017
The new exhibition looks at the Dutch designer’s research into the endless possibilities of colour, and aims to open visitors’ eyes to the world around them.
Design Business Association appoints new board directors
- 26 Jun 2017
The DBA brings in three new board directors as it looks to prove “the vital role the UK design industry plays in our nation’s competitiveness” against a backdrop of Brexit negotiations.
London Design Biennale 2018 to explore design’s impact on emotional wellbeing
- 25 Jun 2017
“We want to bring together countries to look at design’s important role in the big emotive issues of our time,” says festival director.
New book The Way to Design looks to teach designers about business
- 14 Jun 2017
The book has been written by entrepreneur Steve Vassallo to help guide designers in setting up their own businesses, and also teach start-ups and big companies how to value design.
